florescence
American
[flaw-res-uhns, floh-, fluh-]
/ flɔˈrɛs əns, floʊ-, flə- /
noun
florescence
British
/ flɔːˈrɛsəns /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of florescence
1785–95; < Latin flōrēsc ( ēns ) (present participle of flōrēscere to begin blooming, inchoative derivative of flōrēre to bloom, derivative of flōs flower ) + -ence
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